Steel car.



R, W. BURNETT.

STEEL CAR. APPLICATION FILED NDV. 22,1913. RENEWED MAR. 23 1916.

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Specification of Letters `Patent. 1 Patented'e, 18, 1917.

Applicationaied November 22, i913, serial No. 302,481." nene'wedrrarca 23, 191e. `serial in.' 36,280.

To aZZw-Lo'm'z't mayconcern': v-Be 1t known that I, RICHARD WEBB lButz- Narr,l a resident ofthe city of Montreal;

in the Province of Quebec, Canada., av citi- ,zen of the United 4States ,of,America," have 'invented certainnewand useful Iinprov'ef ments in Steel Cars; and'l dmhereby de--4 'clare that the following la. full, clear, and

exact description of thesame.

This invention r lates particularly to sin-x gle lsheath steel-boi carsusually vemployed' in the transportation of freight; andl it has- 4for its objectI to so construct a"- car of this type that it will possess maximum strength; with minimum amount o fgbraces andotherparts 'which usually increase the weight and To this end the invention maybe said briefly .to consist of a lbox carthe sides of .which consist of single sheath steel vertically corrugated and hav-ing its corruga tions tapered olf a. short distance from' the top and bottom edges thereof,"the top edges' of the sheets being secured to-the side plates, andthe bottom edges rigidly connected to the'sidemembers ofthe car ioor,-the .side

edges' of each sheet being' secured lto 'the `inner sides-ofposts of channel cross-section and reinforced at their lower ends b'y plates extending across the outervsides of the posts' and secured to the sheets at each side of each post.' This construction is applied' to the intermediate 'fposts only, the corner posts of vthe car being inwardly facing angle-irons between which and the'side members df the car floor the contiguous side edges of the side sheets are securedand'the door posts are outwardlyfacing anglefirons. The corner edges of the endl sheets' are also connected to the inside` ofy angle-iron corner posts.

For. l invention reference must be had to the ace companying drawings forming a part fof this specification,v in which similar reference characters indicate the same" parts, and wherein: -i Figure 1 is a side elevation of one half of my improved ear;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation illustrating one corner partly in vertical sectional view; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view'taken on line S S Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal si-iction'al view of one of the posts and the manner*- of 5 thereto;

' Fig. 5 isan enlarged detail sectional view .of 'one of. 'the'corner posts illustrating 'the full comprehensiomlhowever, of my u connecting the .side ledges; of thel side plates manner of connectingV the side and endl vsheets thereto;` A'

v Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the door posts illustrating 'the manner of con-l necting the sidesheet thereto and Fig. 7j is a vertical sectional view taken onli-ne'X X Fig. 3 illustrating.particularly the manner of uniting'the end sheets tothev car frame.

The side indicated at band the end sheets at 0,'each of these sheets 'being vertically corrugated v.as at b. and 0 and the'corrugation being ofthe nature of embossm'entsand extending from within a short ydistance of their lower edges tolWithin a short distance of their upper edges and4 of Irelatively large -d1mensions,' ve being usually suiiicient'lfor .the side" sheets and three `between the posts sheets of ,my improved car are stitening' the end sheets,` the sheet portions Ihetvveen the corrugations being flat and 4of even co ntinuity; .with the top; .bottom and.

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'side 'edges thereof. i' At the corners ofthe .car the-'side edges are'riveted to the" inside of one of the flanges i of angle iron posts l the 'other flange e of which has the'contiguous side' edge of the e'nd sheet riveted 'thereto' this anglex iron post being in 'turn riveted as'at to the'Channel'Side sill g.of.the car Hoor and riveted as atg to the end" sill while-its upper end is' rigidly, secured by rivets/mto a side plate-m of Z-cross-sec- 5 tion;

The doorpfo'stsindicated at lc 'are inthe form of angle irons having orne flange facoutwardly and-the other flange riveted lat its lower endto the side sill g; the vupper end ofthe'se door postsbeingsecured to the v aside plate m by `angle bracket o riveted' to such s'ide plate and the' outwardlyI extending flange of the door post. The posts p between the corner and the door are in the the' side lsill v g with their flangesfacir'lgA outform of channelirons riveted as atp to i ward-ly, the side edges of the sheets being overlapped loehin'dfthesev posts and riveted as-at g' to the webs thereof, and theupper edges of' the sheets are riveted as at m to the inside ofthe side plate m.

' The lower portions 'of the ear sides thus constructed and particularly the side posts thereof are reinforced by relatively 'heavy plates s bent over the lower ends ,of the I channel iron posts and extending for a sliertlower edges of the sheets.

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distance up the saine and 'riveted at their side edges to the sheets. This compensates for the absence of the corrugations at the contribute suiiicient rlhe corrugations v'strength to the car and sides and ends to permit the'use of relatively light intermediatefposts, the absence of the corrugations at the lower edges of the sheets being compensated for as above mentioned by the plates What lt claim is as follows l. 4In a steel box car the combination with side sills and side plates, of corner posts and intermediate posts,- vertically4 corrugated steel sheets secured at their side edges to the corner posts and internicdiateposts and thev corrugations being less in length than the height of thesheets and such sheets being se- Cured at their lower edges to the side sills and their Supper edges to the side plates,

- the corrugationsbeing less' iii-length than the height of .the sheet-s and such sheets Alieing secured at their lower edges to the side 40.

sills and their 'upper edges to the side plates and lmeans reinforcing the portion of the zsaid structure contiguous to and including .the lower ends of the intermediate posts,

for the purpose of compensating for the absence of corrugations 3. In a steel box car the combination with side sills and side plates', of corner posts and intermediate posts7 the latter being of channel cross-section with outwardly facing I `flanges, vertically corrugatedlsteel sheets se- 'ci'ired at their side edges to thecorner posts masons@ and inner sides lof the: intermediate posts and the corrugations beiliig in length than the height of the slieets being secured at v'tlieirlower vedges to thel `side sills and theirupper edges to the side plates, reinforcement plates engaging the lower portions of the interinediateposts and secured in place reinforcing the portion of the said structure con'- tiguous to the posts, for the purpose of coinpensating for the absence of corrugations.

4. ln a steel box car the combination withi side members of the floor and roof members of corner posts and intermediate'posts, the latter being of, channel cross-section with outwardly facing anges, vertically corrugated steel sheets secured at their side edges to the corner posts and inner sidesl of the inteiniediate'posts and the corrugations be.-

iiig less in length than the height of the` sheets' and such sheets being secured at their lower edges to the side door members and their upper edges to the roof' members,

reinforcement plates extending over the lower portions oftheintermediate posts and secured at their side.v edges to the sheets for the purpose of compensating for the absence` of corrugations.

5. In a steel box car the combination with sideineinbers of the floor and roof members of corner posts and intermediate posts, ,the latter being of channell cross-section with outwardly facing flanges` vertically corrugated steel sheets secured at their .side Aedges to the corner posts and inner sides ofthe 'intermediate posts .and the corrugations be- 'ing less in length than the height of the sheets and such'slieets vbeing secured at their lower edges to the side floor members and their upper edges to thereof members@ relatively thick reinforcement plates enga gingthe lower portions of the' intern'iediate posts and secured-attlieir side edges to the sheets, for the purpose of compensating for the absence o'f coiiugations.

ln testimoii)1 whereof 4Iliai'e signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

l/Vitnesses W'iLLixM J. C; HEWETSON 1' i JE. lt. lPiTTs.

RICHARD-WEBB inixiuiiirr.v 

